New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1914, Page 7

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1914. ANNUAL RUG AND CARPET SELLING of MANUFACTURERS’ CLOSE OUTS This sale is a yearly occurrance at about this time, because the large rug and carpet manufacturers always having an over production of pate terns must drop some of them to make room for the new ones they are bringing out for next season. beautiful than the newer ones, In most cases the discarded designs are more These in this sale are all of this year's make.: All' perfect goods and bought at almost our swn ‘price, you are . assured of better values than you have scen before. ROYAL AXMINSTER Rugs, 9x12,~worth $25. 00 Oriental and floral designs, big value - WINDSOR R sale $15.50. $17.! UGS, Axminster, 9x12 feet, real worth $22.650, at this ROYAL A\MINb‘l"LR Rugs, 8-3x10-6, worth $22.50, at this sale only $15.50. ROYAL "AXMINSTER Rugs, {0-6x13-6, only $27.50. ROYAIL, AXM this sale $31.50. INSTER Rugs, size 12 worth . §40.00, feet by- 13-6, worth . $45.00, at this sale at ROYAL AXMINSTER Rugs, 11-3x12 feet, worth $32.50, at this sale $21.50. SEAMLESS “’XL’!‘ON Rugs, $27.50. 11-3x12 $39.50 kind, at this, sale but BEST BODY BRUSSELS Rugs, 10-6x10-6, regular 335 00 kind at this sale $28.00. BIGELOW A sale $9.75. AXMINSTER XMINSTER Rugs, 6x9, regular $15.50 Carpeting in handsome parlor $1.35 grade, at this sale price is only 98¢ yard. WILTON VELET Carpeting in, parlor, stair and hall patterns, regular $1.50 value, at this sale price but $1.19 yard. BODY' terns, regul‘i patterns and ‘kind,. st _this regular 'BRUSSELS Carpeting, full five frame, fine grade and good Bat- $1.76 quality, price $1.45 yard. vwm Carpet, with choice of nice stair and hajl deslgns, regular $1.25 grade, priced at this sale 89c yard. BEST PAPESTRY BRUSSELS Carpeting, desxgns for rooms and halls, rexulu- pflee $1.15, selling now at only 90c a yard. B eerse] I!AVING AN Aumuom DELIVERY FOR NEW BRITAIN YOU CAN. DEPEND ON PROMPTLY RE G ALL' DRY GOODS PURCHASED OF. US, _Berlin News FOUR TEACHERS FAIL .fo RENEW CONTRACTS &we Here Nr,xt mr : Al PAYROLL IN(:REASEDSM Bassett of o e * Prijacipal . Grammar School Gets Raise of . $.$100—Brodie Property Sold ‘for ! Tuses—central Assoch.uonl[m Four teachers now holding positions " in the town’s common schools will'not be on the payroll next year, accord- " .ing“to a report of the teachers’ com- mittee made at the monthly meeting “of the school committee | held last } “evening in the town clerk’s ‘office. }3 "They are Miss Marks, of the Blue Hills hool; Miss Ransome, of the Per- ‘eival school; Miss Brown, of the Ken= " sington Grammar school, and. Miss Forter, of the Beckley school. These are the/ only teachers who did not sign the contracts sent out by the teachers’ committee after the last meeting of the school board. The authorities have no knowledge f the retiring teachers, but it is un- erstood that Miss Brown has ac- cepted a position in a New Britain schoel. Superintendent J. W. Dows is al- ready at work looking up teachers to fill the vacancies, and he will make his report on the matter at the next regular meeting of the board. Members of the board were high- ly pleased at Miss Scollon’s action in renewing her contract for another vear. It had been rumored ' about towp ‘that she was considering & po- sition offered her by Superintendent Stanley H. Holmes of the New. Brit- ain school district. She is a capable instructor, and her leaving would«be & great loss to the Worthington Gram- mar school. The new contracts, as returned to * thé board through the teachers’ com- |~ mittee, which is composed of the chajgman, Willlam W. Fagan, id- ney M. Cowles and E. E. Honiss, show that an increase of $400 has been *made in the annual payroll, the - raise in Principal Bassett's salary be- {ng responsible for one-quarter of this mount. -Not counting the four teach %rs who are yet to be hired, teachers salaries - for the season of will cost the town $7,640, against $7,240 for the season which Is Just -drawing to a close. The total payroll will amount to a Sum in the neighbor- _hood of $9,640, This gives a rough average of about $528 salary for eéach teacher, Which compares faverably the averagge New Eritain teach- salary, which is appraxlmuteu 682, % The following table shows the com- on bétween what the teachers re- Kensington 1914-15 | ceived this year and what they will] receive next year: ¥ Teacher ~ & 1913-14 Mather,. E. B. . .$620- Hynes, E. B,.. . 480 Northrop, E. B. . 480 F. N. Bacon, B 460 Bassett, K.... 600 Murray, K 550 Miss Keena, K. 500 Miss Brennan, K. 420 M#s. Crane, K. 480 Miss Dudley, 480 500 + 640 560 480 1914-15 $640 500 500 i 480 700 570 520 460 510 500 530 700 550 480 Miss Miss Miss Mrs. Miss Migs K e8, § Mrs, Mansfield, S. $7,240 $7,640 The following bills were ordered paid: Henry Austin, $2.00; G. O. Carlson, $6.00; ‘Adkins Printing com- pany, $7.50; George H. Baldwin (coal), $42.30 John 'P. Perry, (stamps), ' $5.00; Abbe Hardwdre, $2.25; Kilby House, (team hire) $3.50; Mott's repair station, $2:00; Milton, Bradley company, $3.38; D. H. Knowl- ton & Co., $1.80; D. Appleton & Co, '$19.20; city of Middletown school dis- triet, : $736.00, The last-mentioned item was in pay- ment of two terms’ tuition for thir- teen local children who attended the Middletown high school. Willlam H. Nye and William W. Fagan, were absent from last night’s meeting. Central Association Meeting. A number of local people left to- day to attend the meeting of the Cen- tral Association of _ Congregational churches, which was “hela ‘this after- noon at the Roecky Hill Congrega- tional church. Delegates from the Berlin Congre- gational church were Pastor Samuel A. Tiske, Mr. aund Mrs. Dahiel Web- ste, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Deming, “Mrs. Herbert Goodrich, Mrs. George B. Carter, Miss Julia Hovey and Miss,| Savah Roys. - Those from the Kensington Congre- gational chuth were Pastor Carleton Hazen, T. W. Emerson, C. W. Stevens, Mrs, Frank Stevens, Mr. and Mrs. C. Fr* Johnson, Sidney M. Cowles, Dr. Matthew H. Griswold and F. H. Nor- ton. The meeting was of special interest to local people, by virtue of the fact that Thomas Emerson and Rev. Carleton Hazén, both of Kensington, took part in the program; the former reading a‘report on the progress of the churches for the year 1913 and the latter, delivering a sermon. The order in which churches en- tertain the association, is as follows: Middletown, (Third);.Plantsville, Mer- iden, (First); Kensington, Southing- ton, Stanley Memorial, Firs (New Britain); Berlin, South, (New Brit- ain); Newington, Meriden, (Center). Is Logking Up Relative Henry R. Hyde, a Civil War veter- an and inmate of the Soldiers’ Home at Noroton Heights, Conn., who is now visiting his daughter, My George Eldridge of Berlin, has be- ( 8un an effort to aséertain the where- abouts of a sister and | brother, | neither of whom he has seen for several years. The last time Mr. Hyde saw his sis- ter, Eliza Hyde, was on the plat- form of the Norwich depot, when he yeturned from the ar. He lost track of his brother, Charles R. Hyd¢, a short time later and has hearx nothing of him since. Mr. Hyde is of the opinion that both of his missing relatives are In | this state. Second Presentation of Play. The Kensington Dramatic club will | | amounting to $5.63 and other “have been auctioned off today, ‘ from a short stay in Roswell, stage “The Colonel’s Maid” for second time tomorrow evening; the this | time at the Berlin Town hall for the benetit of the Worthington Athletic club, Judging from the large audience at the first presentation at Foresters’ hall last Wednesday evening, and irom the favorable - impression all seemed to have received, it s expected that the Town hall will'be well filled to- morrow night. The proceeds:of the entertainment * ‘will be used for the purchase of suits * for the Worthington club baseball team., o This Man Got a Bargain. Albert A. North of 'Bast Berlin struck a real bargain this morning when he purchased a one-third acre of land in East Berlin for the small sum of twenty-six dollars. The prop- erty belonged to Hugh Brodie and it was sold at public auction Collector Elmer E. Austin, by Tax for taxes costs to the town of Berlin- Deputy Sher- iff James Clark acted as auctioneer. The parcel of land is bounded, northerly, by the highway; easterly and southerly, by lapnd of Mary O. Bunce and westerly by land of Albert A. North, the grantee. It is worth about $150. Property of Thomas Conlon was to but the owner settled up his taxes, which amounted to $9.23, Independents’ Dance Tonight. Everything is in readiness for the benefit dance to be given in Forest- ers’ hall this evening by the inaepend- ent -Baseball club of Kensington. All the steps in modern dancing will be allowed, and Judd’s vrchestra of New Dritain will be on hand to furnish the music. Johnson-Langford Fight Tonight. The local sporting fraternity is in- terested in the Johnson-Langford prize light, which is to take place in Boston this evening. *“Big Jim” mace a number of friends during his stay here, and all are anxious to see him knock out his swarthy. opponent. . Watch Was Returned Immediately Strength was again added to the ola and oft proven adage ‘“Herald ‘Ads’ Pay” when, a “Lost” notice, inserted in last night’s issue, brought back a very valuable watch to Mrs. Charles Sharpe of Kensington, who lost while on her way to the Kensington Methodist church last Sunday. Miss Diana, an employe of the American Paper Goods picked up the timepiece Sunday noon and was at a loss as to what disposition she should make of it, until she received her Herald last night. “Herald ads certainly give me great satisfaction,” says Mrs. Sharpe. Brief Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Kugene McSweeney of Kensington are receiving congrat- ulations upon the birth of a son. K. H. Gaines of East Berlin is en- tertaining his father and mother, Captain and Mrs. Gaines of Glaston- bury. w. advt, The subject for the service to be held this evening at the Kensington Methodist church is, “Framing God's Compassion Into Laws.” ‘The Big Four club will give a dance Saturday evening in Athletic hall, Bast Berlin. D. E. Bradley of Hartford, a for- mer resident of Berlin, has returned New A. C. benefit ent.| Wed. eve.— Mexico. “The Colonel's Maid” at Town hall. —advt, nf | defer action until the latter | prices every day: Plainville News PAVING CONTRACT 1S GIVEN TO MERIDEN CO. East Main Street Highway [mprove- meat Will Cost About $6,600. MUST START WORK BY MAY 25 Connecticut and Rhode Island Co. ,Submiits Only Bid for Contract— Will Give Hearing on May. 25— Telephone, Operator Seeks Divorce. Contracts for the laying of amiesite ravement on East Main street from the.center to the East street railroad crossing have. been awarded to the Connecticut and Rhode Island com- _peny of Meriden by Highway Commis- sioner Bennett and plans are now being made to start work on the pro- posed improvement. According to the terms of the agreement, the contractor must begin:work net later than May 25th and. must bé ready to turn the job over to the ¢ommissioner as com- plete at the, expiration of a period of twenty-five working days after that date. The Meriden company was the only one to send in figures on the job, pro- posals for which were opened at the highway commissioner’s office on May 4th. Its bid was $1.10 a square yard, making the total cost of the improve- ment approximately $6,600. The town will have nothing whatever to do with the work and will bear no part of the expense. Bast Main street is a state highway and the cost of pav- ing it falls on the highway commis- sioner’s office. However, the Connec- ticut company will stand more. than its usual share of the cost, a special arrangement having been made with the officials, owing to their promise to extend the macadam from curb' to curb as a concession for the right to lay double tracks on the street. Instead of extending the macadam, Selectman Johnson succeeded in get- ting - the highway commissioner to agree to lay amiesite and the trolley people consented to stand a fair por- tion of the expense which this im- portant improvement would entail. The town has reason to congratulate itself on its luck in getting this im- provement, particularly as no part of the expense will be charged against it. Before the work is started, an-effort will be made to have the Connecticut company install its special work on Central square and extend its double track to a point in front of the All- deridge block on Whiting street. The material has been here for several months and the selectmen ave hepeful that it will be put. in posif the pavement is laid. Give Hearing on May ;m}n The county commissioners will give a hearing on May 25th at 11 o’clock in the morning on the application for the transfer to Mrs. Rose A. Russéll of the license held by her deceased hus- band, Thomas G. Russell. It is not expected that any op- position will develop and the hearing will be but a formality. ‘Will Ask for Divorge. Mrs. Laura Forrest Benedict, until recently chief operator at the local telephone exchange, will ask Judge ‘William Bennett for a decree of di- vorce from her husband, George I. Benedict in the superior court Friday. Mrs. Benedict brought the action some time ago. The case has been as- signed for trial in the uncontested list and it is not expected that Benedict will appear to offer any protest. To Give Water For Fountain. Supt. Joseph N. McKernan for the water company yesterday promised a committee from the W. C. T. U. that his concern will supply water for the fountain on Central Square during the summer without any expense to the organization. The company has given the water for the fountain since it was set in position. The ladies are planning to have re- pairs made on the fountain and they expect to have the water turned on in a short time. Meet 21st and 22nd. The meeting of the voters of the sewer district at which it is planned to introduce resolutions authorizing the construction of @ sewer system will be held in the town hall on either | Thursday or Friday of next week, ac- cording to present intentions Notice of the meeting will be pre- pared tomorrow by H. A. Castle and will probably be ready for printing on the following day. As a five-day warning has to be given before the meeting is held it will be necessary to part of the week and a member of the dls- trict committee said today that the hold their monthly meeting on Thurs- day. They will compile a list of forty jurors. ot Be you goin' t' the show?— Harry James Smith of Norton road is in New Haven- Miss Grace Cummings has resigned her position as organist of the East Berlin Methodist church. She will train to be a nurse at the Grace hos- pital in New Haven. W. A. C. play, 25c admission.—advt. Just a few of our regular cash Sliced Ham 28c, hoiled ham 34c, frankfurts 16c, sliced Lacon 25¢, whole or half strig 23c, lamb chops 18 to 25c, short steak 28c. Also a full line of high grade gro- ceries. Farming tools and all kinds of garden seeds. S. M. Cowles.—advt. Don’t forget “The Colonel's Maid.” The town board of selectmen wml-advt session 'will undoubtedly be on Thurs- ‘ day or Friday. The meeting promises to be one of the most interesting held in Plainville in a long time. That there will be a large attendance is generally expect- ed as there is great interest - in the questions to be considered. Opposi- tion to the committee’s plans for au- thorizing the construction of the sew- er is expccted but there is a growing belief that the sewer advocates will be able to muster up enough voters to get favorable action on the propo- sition. “Too Much Mush.” To the frequency of the serving of mush as the piece de resistance of meals at the town home in New Britain, Thomas *“Shine” Cavanaugh of this place ascribes his decision to leave the ‘“popular” institution in which -he has been living as a Plain- ville charge for some months. Cava- naugh came back to town yesterday and told his friends that he had de- cided to go to work. Contrary tc reports in the neighboring city, “Shine” de- clared that the chari board’s action in requesting the resignation of Sup- erintendent Kibbe had nothing to do with his leaving. It wa simply a case of “too much mush.” 4 “Shine” and his mother were sent to the poorhouse several months ago and the town has been paying their board. The man's decision to make his own living will meet with the ap- proval of the selectmen, as they are having a hard time keeping the poor account down to a reasonable total. in circulation Turn Down Engineer's Offer. The board of selectmen last even- ing decided to turn down the offer of Engineer Joseph N. McKernan for preparing a system of house number- ing for the town. Mr: McKernan of- fered to prepare a layout for the en- tire district to be served by letter car- riers for $50. He has a map showing all houses and building lots in the town, from which a numbering sys- tem could be prepared without mak- ing new measurements, The select- men appear to believe that they can do the work cheaper and for that rea- son decided to reject the offer. Selectman Johnson and his clerk, George S. Babcotk, went to Terryville today to get information regarding the manner in which the numbering system was prepared in that place. The belief is held by many that the matter of getting numbers for the houses is being delayed too long and unless something is done at once the postal department is liable to put off the installation of city delivery. The service is to be inaugurated on June 22, providing the postmaster can re- port fifteen days beforé that date that the houses to be served are provided with numbers and mail receptacles. Many think that a record should be kept at the town clerk’s office of the numbers of the different houses in order that there will be no confusion when new buildings are constructed. Engineer McKernan's offer is gener- ally conceded to be a reasonable one and it is doubtful if the town can get a system prepared that will glve as good service at a.lower cost. Brief Items, The adjourned annual . meeting of the Church of Our Saviour will be (Continued on Eleventh Page.) Get Yoyr Letter Boxes ‘We have made preparations for the establishment of city delivery service in connection with the local post office and now have a good line of letter boxes of various descriptions and prices. Remember each house to be served by carriers must be equipped with mail receptacles. We are offer- Housecleaning Is Made Easy With The Powerful Torrington Vacuum Cleaner This little machine is proving a great boon to the ladies of this country. It is a wonderful labor saver. It operates like a carpet sweeper, but it SUCKS dirt and dust out of the carpet like magic. The new Torrington Cleaner has a brush attachment for picking up lint, etc., as it passes over the Rugs or Carpet and the combina+ tion VACUUM SWEEPER thus does what a Vacuum Cleaner or a canpet sweeper alone can not ‘do. Torrington with Torrington ‘Without Vacuum Cleaner I Vacuum Cleaner Bruah........slo‘oo Brush .......... 7.50 TflE FLI NT-]‘S“ m"&]l;g‘ 103 ASYLUM ST Mayp of Tampico and, Surroundings ing letter boxes (good ones too) for from 45c to $1.50. Plainville Hard- ware, Whiting street.—advt. Have your moving done by aute truck and save time. Long distance moving and general trucking. C. Be ‘Watrous, Plainville, Conn.—advt. I MAP. OF ANPICOM SURROUNDING United States Regulars in Vera Cruz On Way to Protect the Waterworks ARC SOLDIER §_“° 1ARCH] This picture was taken in Vera Cruz and shows a detachment of United States regulars marching IQGIN 31 F VERA CRUZ TO OV & ARSOTATI through a stveet on the way to waterworks. ' If mediation fails soldiers will be among the first the | fight the Mexicans, hese | soned men, theipick of to ¢ ston’s fighters."